R&B star Ms Dynamite was ordered to do 60 hours community work today after admitting slapping a police woman.

The 24-year-old star was also ordered at Bow Street Magistrates Court to pay £750 compensation to Pc Caryn Marles whom she hit in the face at a London police station on January 6.

She had earlier been arrested for causing a disturbance outside a London nightclub.

Ms Dynamite, appearing under her real name Niomi McLean-Daley, had already pleaded guilty to assault and a public order offence.

In sparing her a jail sentence District Judge Timothy Workman told her: "The injury sustained by that one blow was obviously more considerable than first thought.

"I accept that it was one blow and in the circumstances bearing in mind your good character, you have never been in court before, you are entitled to a discount on sentence."

Injuries

The court was told the police officer suffered whiplash-like injuries from the blow, has been off sick and suffered headaches and fainting. Ms Dynamite was also ordered to pay £50 costs and a £500 fine for her part in the disturbance outside the Paragon Lounge nightclub in Hanover Street, Mayfair, central London, at 5.25am on January 6.

The star has admitted a charge under the Police Act of "assaulting Caryn Marles, a constable in the execution of her duty".

She had also pleaded guilty to a charge under the Public Order Act of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour within the sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress".

Her solicitor Anthony Burton said her sister Annabell, 18, had been racially abused in the club which was the "trigger" for the row.

He told the court: "My client has absolutely no excuse for her conduct. She makes no bones about that. She apologies profoundly for her conduct to the officer involved Pc Marles.

"She is deeply ashamed."

He said she lashed out at the police station while trying to make it clear that she did not want to be dealt with by Pc Marles.